Hipólito Peña Explained

Hipólito Peña
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Birth Date:January 30, 1964
Birth Place:Fantino, Dominican Republic
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 1
Debutyear:1986
Debutteam:Pittsburgh Pirates
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 30
Finalyear:1988
Finalteam:New York Yankees
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:1–7
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.84
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:32
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Hipólito Peña Concepción (born January 30, 1964) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1986 until 1988, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees.

Career

He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1981, and began his professional career in Butte that same year. In 1982, he was brought up to Pikeville. In 1983, he split time between Aguascalien and Beloit, and after the season was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he started with the Bradenton Pirates. In 1985, he split time between Miami and Prince William. In 1986, he started out in Nashua where he made his debut on September 1. In 1987, he sent back down to minors to play for Vancouver. Then after a good start in Vancouver, he was brought up to the Pittsburgh Pirates again. On March 30, 1988, he was traded to the New York Yankees for Orestes Destrade.